Renowned ABT dancer to speak about memoir in Bed-Stuy
Misty Copeland, who has made history as the only African-American soloist dancing with the renowned American Ballet Theatre (ABT), will visit Brooklyn on Jan. 26 to speak about her New York Times bestselling memoir “Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina.” Appearing at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation for a Greenlight Bookstore event, the New York City resident will discuss her career as a ballerina and will sign books.
In her memoir, Copeland revisits her first experiences with ballet at an after-school community center. She recalls that no one expected her — a small, nervous 13-year-old — to become a pioneering dancer.
But soon after discovering ballet, Copeland — who was living in a cramped motel room with five siblings — was dancing en pointe. In just over a year, she began performing professionally — an astonishing feat for a classical dancer.
